I'm calling Indiana for Hillary n/t

[RandySF]

[DCBob]

1. Great.

What's your thinking? Are there alot of votes in big counties still out that will go Hillary?

[RandySF]

4. I see nothing out of Gary yet.

[DCBob]

5. Oh really, that will be huge for Hillary.

She will win easily if that's the case.

Thanks for that.

[musicblind]

2. Maybe.

I'd be uncomfortable calling it at this point. She has a lead from early voting, but I would need to see a higher margin of victory in Indianapolis than what we have seen so far to be absolutely sure that city will off set counties that Sanders is winning.

[JaneyVee]

3. Its gonna be tight. I say HRC squeaks it out 51-48?

[RoccoR5955]

6. Too soon to tell.

It's awful close and there are few districts reporting.

[RandySF]

8. How much of Gary, Indu, Evabsville and Ft Wayne is left?

[RoccoR5955]

10. I don't know

Honestly, I have never heard of Indu, and Evabsville.

[RandySF]

12. Danni autocorrect

Indy and Evansville

[RoccoR5955]

13. WTF does Danni have to do with autocorrect? n/t

[Attorney in Texas]

7. Traditionally, we count the vote first.

[Aerows]

9. Keep calling.

We'll see who answers.

It must really piss you guys off that Bernie Sanders supporters aren't demoralized, doesn't it?

[KittyWampus]

19. it's actually pretty darned funny watching Sanders lose even when he manages

to win every so often.

He's run one of the worst campaigns ever seen.

[Aerows]

30. Clinton has managed to lose quite a few states

when she was all but a shoo-in this time last year.

What does that say about her campaign?

[snowy owl]

11. who cares? Not me. I don't even want to know until more of the vote is in

Stupid to call anything so early. And stupid to even go on air analyzing anything until at least 50% responsive. Simple stupid. BTW, Randi, I thought you left?

[Loudestlib]

14. LOL

Ok

[Roland99]

15. Calling it what exactly?

[RandySF]

18. Calling it wrong.

[Electric Monk]

20. Late for dinner?

[senseandsensibility]

16. k and r

baby.

[panader0]

17. Oops....

[angrychair]

21. That's got to sting, let me put something on it

[RandySF]

22. I'm ok :P

I am now calling the 2016 election a Democratic landslide.

[angrychair]

29. It's all good

I've made calls to early myself. It's all good

[Logical]

44. You have to feel pretty clueless. nt

[berni_mccoy]

48. Please. PLEASE...

Keep making predictions...

[Roland99]

60. Cheers to that!!

[jfern]

23. LOL!

[AzDar]

24. Same foresight as your chosen candidate, apparently...

Go, Bernie... GO!

[timmymoff]

25. Like broken clocks

Hillary supporters are right twice a day. This wasn't one of those times.

[CoffeeCat]

26. Let's get this to the greatest page!

Come on! Has a Hillary supporter ever had an OP hit the Greatest Page?

I happily kick and rec this wonderful post.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. I won't call a state until a source I trust calls it.

But it can happen to anybody.

[quaker bill]

28. K&R

[puffy socks]

31. Ive almost lost

interest. Its nowhere near the 64% he needed from the remaining races. It doesnt change the math.
Its only going to mean more wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Bernie crowd come the inevitable loss come the Dem convention.

[Jester Messiah]

32. How'd that work out for you?

Hopefully your crystal ball is still under warranty!

[RandySF]

33. I it usually works well

I looked at the early returns on my mobile not realize it was the absentee vote.

[Logical]

45. Blah, Blah, Blah. You tend to do this a lot. nt

[Barack_America]

34. Doesn't sound like your call went through.

[opiate69]

35. lmao

[TheDormouse]

36. Hey, I know who *I* will be counting on for predictions from now on

[hootinholler]

37. !

[Doctor_J]

38. Good call!

[delrem]

39. At this point you should now be escalating the demands that Sanders "drop out". Right?

Can't talk issues, which is what the Dem primary is about (in total contrast to the Rep primary), so you'll be demanding that Sanders "drop out" because by staying in he only enables Trump, right?
You'll be saying that Sanders' platform is "Republican", right - because it criticizes Clinton?

[RandySF]

40. I don't call on anyone to drop out.

I just call Hillary 'Madam President'.

[Luminous Animal]

41. Bad form.

[delrem]

43. Probably. I'm pissed off by the low level of "debate" in GD: P

The person I was responding to is a frequent contributor in support of one faction, which began the campaign with declarations that with 85% favorability ratings among D's it was a slam dunk and nobody else need apply. When an opponent did appear they went the low down route hiring David Brock among others, who being in charge of almost unlimited funds hired yet others. We're talking more money than both of us together could dream of. All told, in this first big election after citizens united I see that corporate money bought out all parts of the system available to be bought out. It's what I see, read and hear! The person I was responding to is a partisan for a corporate candidate. I haven't seen much uplifting conversation from that quarter. At forums like DU I've seen the invention of terms like "Berniebro", and a campaign targeting "Bernie supporters" as being all kind of racist misogynist evil, as based on "tweets" and other internet flotsam -> guilt by association.

I've seen some good debates on DU in this primary. E.g. a debate between 1SBM and Ken Burch still sticks in my memory. But there's been too little of that. It's a waste.

What I'm seeing now from supporters of the corporate candidate is arguments from "mathematics", saying in effect "fuck you, we've won, mathematically. So just fuck you. And Sanders should drop out for the good of the Democratic Party. He only helps Republicans, by being negative."

Do you see something different?"

[Logical]

42. Feel really stupid now? nt

[Electric Monk]

52. Dunning–Kruger? nt

[cherokeeprogressive]

46. Did anyone answer? Wrong number? Crank call?

[pat_k]

47. You and Nate Silver... Whoops! (eom)

[adigal]

49. How'd that work out for Hillary? nt

[TSIAS]

50. I thought HRC would win

I'm pleasantly surprised Sanders won.

[villager]

51. Sure. Why the hell not?

Meanwhile...

[leveymg]

53. You and Nate Silver. Devalued. Polls for hire. nt

[JonLeibowitz]

54. I hear 538 is hiring. You seem like an excellent candidate and fit for their organization !

[Betty Karlson]

55. I think you may want to admit your ... overestimation of a certain candidate's (dismal) appeal?

Or maybe just the existence of a certain echo-chamber you frequent?

reply made after Indiana had been called for Sanders.

[longship]

56. Oopsie! Guess that you missed. nt

[longship]

57. You lose! Too bad. Bernie won. nt

[John Poet]

58. NICE CALL!

It seemed like a safe bet. Indiana with its more conservative Democrats should have been an easy win for Hillary.


Too bad you were wrong. So sad.

[Warren DeMontague]

59. Boy, these threads are more fun than a rum-drinking demon at tea

I tell you what!

[Katashi_itto]

61. You seriously need to get into the polling business.

[Jim Lane]

62. Some people didn't understand that you were calling the Indiana primary of 2020 for Hillary. (n/t)